Board recognizes student writers and accepts $100,000 Disney arts grant; approves consent calendar and multiple resolutions
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Summary
The board honored district fourth-grade creative writing winners and accepted a $100,000 Disneyland Resort workforce grant for music and arts programs. It approved the consent calendar and adopted several resolutions including special-education funding application renewal and zoning exemptions for multiple school properties.
The Anaheim Elementary School District Board on Nov. 12 recognized distinguished fourth-grade writers from across the district and accepted a $100,000 workforce grant from Disneyland Resort to support music and arts programs.
Katie Hernandez, district literacy curriculum specialist, described the districtwide Creative Writing Project (started in 2014) and introduced winners from many campuses. Carol Latham of Altrusa International and Audrey Luhan of the Anaheim Public Library joined the district in honoring students; winners’ names were read and students collected awards.
Mark Anderson, the district music and arts coordinator, described how the Disneyland donation will be used for the ‘Broadway Bound and Beyond’ partnership to support site-directed musicals and to replace instruments in the inventory. Disney ambassador Jada Young presented the donation and emphasized arts’ role in leadership and student development.
On routine business, the board approved the consent calendar (single motion) 4–0. On the action calendar the board took several votes: it received first readings on independent-study policy revisions and the 2026–27 school-board calendar, adopted Resolution No. 2025‑26/21 to approve submission of the continued funding application (CFA) for Special Education Services and renew California State Preschool Program (CSPP) contracts for 2026–27 (motion carried 4–0), and adopted a set of resolutions declaring City of Anaheim zoning ordinances inapplicable to several school properties (motions carried 4–0). The board also adopted Resolution No. 2025‑26/22 authorizing remuneration for a board member’s past absence (4–0) and a leave-of-absence resolution (2025‑26/23) that passed 3–1.
Why it matters: The Disney grant and community partnerships support district arts and literacy efforts; consent and action items include funding renewals and administrative resolutions that affect program funding and property administration.